Food Services and Hunger and Health Coalition are long standing partners in a food recovery program that targets Food Services sustainability goals and assists in the meal supply to the Hunger and Health Coalition's Food Recovery Kitchen.

Inspiring and provocative Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., world-recognized environmentalist and energy policy expert, held the audience captive as keynote speaker last week for the fourth annual Appalachian Energy Summit, an unparalleled gathering of bold and progressive energy thought-leaders and innovators.

Appalachian State University's Panhellenic Hall led the university with an 18.2 percent reduction in energy usage in the College Conservation Nationals (CCN) 2015 Battle of the Plug which concluded last week.

The University of North Carolina System avoided $103 million in utility costs in the 2013-14 academic year, according to Len Hoey, energy engineering manager at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.